Colour
#BEBE90
- #BEBE90
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BEBE90 is a yellow with RGB values 190, 190, 144 and HSL 60°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BEBE90#BEBE90
HEX#BEBE90
RGBrgb(190, 190, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.7451, 0.5647
RGB percentages74.5%, 74.5%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(60, 26.1%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 24.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 24.2%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,500,624
CSS custom property--colour: #BEBE90;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#41416F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9090BE
Analogous#BEA790, #A7BE90
Triadic#90BEBE, #BE90BE
Split complementary#90A7BE, #A790BE
Tetradic#90BEA7, #9090BE, #BE90A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G190
B144
Red190 (74.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)26.14%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BE · G BE · B 90
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